Window-shade fixture.



Patented September 20, 1904.

STEPHEN E. ATTEBERY AND CHESTER GILES, OF MACON, ILLINOIS.

WINDOW-SHADE FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 770,252, dated September 20, 1904. Application filed April 5, 1904. Serial No. 201,659. (No model.)

JD. 0054 w/wrn it may concern:

Be it known that we, STEPHEN E. ATTEBERY and CHEsTER GILEs, citizens of the United States, residing at Macon, in the county of Macon and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window- Shade Fixtures, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improvement in combined shade and curtain brackets; and its object is to provide a combined shade and curtain bracket which can be adjusted to various-sized windows and which can be readily detached from or attached to the windowframe without the use of screws, nails, or other similar fastening means.

In the drawings, wherein a preferable embodiment of our invention is shown, and wherein like letters of reference refer to similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a perspective View of our combined shade and curtain bracket secured to the windowframe. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bracket, showing the fastening-lever in its open position. Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the bracket and the fastening-lever when the same is in its lowermost position.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, A and A are two bars which are slidably connected at their inner ends and which are adapted to be secured to and extend entirely across the window-frame. The outer ends of the rods A and A are bent at substantially right angles to form the pieces a and a, which contain, respectively, the aperture (0 and the open-ended squared slot a, which are adapted to receive the squared and round ends of the ordinary shade-roller. B and B, which are the brackets for supporting the curtain-rod, are pivotally secured to the outer side of the pieces a and a in rear of the aperture a and the slot (0*. The brackets B and B are each provided at their lower edges with the open-ended slots 5 and b, which when the brackets are lowered are arranged to straddle the ends of the shaderoller which project through the aperture (0 and the slot (6 in pieces a and a. It will therefore be seen that the curtain-brackets B and B form a means for locking the shaderoller in the pieces a and a, as it cannot be removed therefrom until the brackets B and B are raised from off of the projecting ends of the shade-roller. The brackets B and B are preferably formed of sheet metal and have formed at their rear ends the substantially U-shaped portions 5 and 5 which are arranged to straddle the pieces a and a. It will be apparent that when the brackets B and B are lowered on their pivots the top of the U-shaped portions 6 and 6 will rest on the upper edge of the pieces a and a and limit the downward movement of said brackets.

C and C are brackets secured to the rear face and at the outer ends of the bars A and A. These brackets are preferably made of sheet metal and are formed with the arms 0 and c, which are arranged to lie alongside of the rear face of the bars A and A, and the rearwardly-extending arms 0 and 0, which extend at substantially right angles to the arms 0 and 0. Both the arms 0 and c and the arms 0 and c are provided with longitudinal slots therein extending almost their entire length. The brackets C and C are adjustably secured to the bars A and A by means of bolts or screws 0 and 0 which pass through the slots in the arms 0 and c and engage threaded apertures in the ends of said arms A and A. Thumb-nuts of any desired type are secured upon the projecting ends of the bolts. The upper and lower edges of the arms 0 and c are bent at substantially right angles to form flanges, which overlie and underlie the upper and lower edges of the bars A and A, which prevent the brackets from turning on the locking-bolts.

D and D are feet which are adjustably secured to the arms 0 and c of the brackets C and C by means of bolts or screws (Z and d, secured therein, and which project through the slots in said arms. Thumb-nuts (Z and d" are secured upon the projecting ends of the bolts (Z and d. The upper andlower edges of the arms 0 and c are bent at substantially right angles, so that they will overlie and underlie the upper and lower edges of the feet D and D. The outer ends of the feet D and D are bent outwardly at substantially right angles to form the pieces d" and (P, which embrace sides of the window-frame when the device is attached thereto.

The arms A and A are each provided at their inner ends with the longitudinal slots and (0 The arms are also slidably connectedto each other by an upwardly-extending loop a, secured to the inner end of the arm A and encircling the arm A, and a downwardly-extending loop at extending from the inner end of the arm A and encircling the arm A. The loops a and a are made slightly wider than the arms A and A, so that said arms may have a slight lateral play therein as well as a longitudinal movement therethrough. E is a lever interposed between the overlapping portions of the ends of the arms A and A. Loosely secured in opposite sides of one end of the lever are the bolts 0 and e, which project through the slots (0 and a in the arms A and A. Thumb-nuts e and e are secured to the projecting ends of the bolts 0 and e. A handle a is secured to the under edge of the lever E for operating the same. The project'- ing ends of the bolts 0 and e are made slightly smaller in diameter than the portions of the bolts which lie within the lever E to form shoulders against which the washers e abut when the nuts 6 and e are tightened, thereby preventing the lever from being clamped between said washers when said nuts are tightened. From the above description it will be seen that by loosening the nuts 6 and e the inner ends of the arms A and A may be made to overlap to a greater or less extent to permit'of the use of the device on narrow or wide window-frames.

Having described the construction of our improved shade and curtain bracket, we will now describe the manner of applying the same to a window-frame.

The lever E is first moved, by means of the handle a as far to the right as possible, which will,- through the bolts 0 and 0, cause the bars A and A to move inwardly in opposite directions. The brackets (J and C are then adjusted so that the distance between the feet D and D is substantially the same as the distance between the sides of the window-frame to which the device is to be attached. The feet D and D are then adjusted on the arms 0 and c of the brackets O and C until they are wide enough to embrace the sides of the window-frame, v With the parts in this position the device is placed in the window-frame and the lever E is swung around to the left until it lies between the overlapping ends of the arms A and A. This movement of the lever will, through the bolts 0 and 0, cause the bars ,A and A to be moved outwardly in opposite directions, and this movement of the arms A and A will cause the feet D and Dto bind firmly against the sides of the windowframe and hold the device securely therein. To detach the device from the window-frame,

it is only necessary to take hold of the handle 0* and move the lever E as far to the right as possible, when the feet D and D will be withdrawn from contact with the sides of the window-frame.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, is- .i

1. A device of the character described comprising a pair of bars carrying curtain-brackets, means secured to the bars for engaging a window-frame when the bars are moved in opposite directions, and a lever having an adjustable pivotal connection with both of said bars.

2. A device of the character described comprising a pair of bars having their inner ends overlapped, straps secured to the inner end of each of the bars and encircling the adjacent bar, a pair of curtain-brackets carried by the bars, means secured to the bars for engaging a window-frame when the bars are moved in opposite directions, and a lever interposed between the overlapping portions of the bars and having a pivotal connection with each of said bars.

3. A device of the character described .comprising a pair of bars having their inner ends overlapped, straps secured to the inner end of each of the bars and encircling the adjacent bar, a pair of curtain-brackets carried by the bars, means secured to the bars for engaging a window-frame when the bars are movedin opposite directions, and a lever interposed between the overlapping portions of the bars and having an adjustable pivotal connection with each of said bars.

4. A device of the character described comprising a pair of bars having their inner ends overlapped, straps secured to the inner end of each of the bars and encircling the adjacent bar, a pair of curtain-brackets carried by the bars, devices adjustably secured to the bars and arranged to engage a window-frame when the bars are moved in opposite directions, and a lever interposed between the bars and having a pivotal connection with each of said bars.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a pair of bars in slidable engagement with each other, a pair of curtain-brackets carried by said bars, a pair of angle-brackets having one arm adjustably connected to the rear face of each of said bars and the other arm projecting at substantially right angles therefrom, a pair of feet adjustably connected to the projecting arms of said brackets, said feet being arranged to engage the sides of a window-casing when the bars are moved in opposite directions, and means for adjustably connecting the inner ends of the bars.

6. A device of the character described, comprising a'pair of bars in slidable engagement with each other, a pair of curtain-brackets carried by said bars, a pair of angle-brackets having one arm adjustably connected to the rear face of each of said bars and the other arm projecting at substantially right angles therefrom, a pair of feet adjustably connected to the projecting arms of said brackets, said feet being arranged to engage the sides of a window-casing when the bars are moved in opposite directions, and a lever having a pivotal connection with each of said bars.

7 L A device of the character described, comprising a pair of bars in slidable engagement with each other, a pair of curtain-brackets carried by said bars, a pair of angle-brackets having one arm adjustably connected to the rear face of each of said bars and the other arm projecting at substantially right angles therefrom, a pair of feet adjustably connected to the projecting arms of said brackets, said feet being arranged to engage the sides of a window-casing when the bars are moved in opposite directions, and a lever having an adjustable pivotal connection with each of said bars.

8. A device of the character described comprising a pair of slotted bars carrying curtain-brackets, means secured to the bars for engaging a window-frame when the bars are moved in opposite directions, a lever, a pair of bolts loosely mounted in the lever and projecting through the slots in the bars, and 111183118 for adjustably securing the bolts in the s ots.

9. A device of the character described comprising a pair of bars having their inner ends slotted and overlapped, straps secured to the inner end of each of the bars and encircling the adjacent bar, a pair of curtain-brackets carried by the bars, means secured to the bars for engaging a window-frame when the bars are moved in opposite directions, a lever interposed between the overlapping portions of the bars, a pair of bolts loosely mounted in opposite sides of the lever and projecting through the slots in the bars, and nuts secured on the projecting ends of said bolts.

10. A device of the character described comprising a pair of bars having their inner ends slotted and overlapped,straps secured to the inner ends of each of the bars and embracing the adjacent bar, a pair of curtain-brackets carried by the bars, a pair of angle-brackets having one arm adjustably connected to the rear face of each of the bars and the other arm projecting at substantially right angles therefrom, a pair of feet adjustably connected to the projecting arms of said brackets, said feet being arranged to engage a window-frame when the bars are moved in opposite directions, a lever interposed between the overlapping portions of the bars, a pair of bolts journaled loosely in opposite sides of the lever and projecting through the slots in the bars, and nuts secured on the projecting ends of the bolts.

11. A device of the character described comprising a bar arranged to be secured across 5 the window-frame, a pair of shade-brackets carried by said bar, said shade-brackets being provided one with an aperture and the other with an open-ended angular slot, a shaderoller mounted within said brackets, the ends 7 of the shade-roller projecting without the aperture and slot in the brackets, and a pair of curtain brackets pivotally secured to said shade-brackets, the lower edges of said curtain-brackets being provided with notches ar- 7 5 ranged to straddle the projecting ends of the shade-roller when the curtain-brackets are lowered.

12. In combination with a shade-bracket, provided with an aperture therein a curtainbracket pivoted to said shade-bracket and provided on its lower edge with a slot arranged to register with the aperture in the shadebracket when the curtain-bracket is lowered.

In testimony whereof we afliX our signatures 5 in presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN E. ATTEBERY. CHESTER GILES.

Witnesses:

F. R. GooDE, E. S. PARKS. 

